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InformationWeek: Six Things You Didn't Know About Linux: A Beginners' Guide

"Love it, hate it, heard lots about it, but still don't have
enough of a handle to form a firm opinion? Then we must be talking
about Linux, the open-source operating system that's alluring
because it's heavy duty and it's free. Simultaneously, it's
intimidating to newbies because it's typically more difficult to
install and configure than Windows.

"However, now is an opportune time to get past those concerns.
Interest in Linux is expected to spike throughout the year, thanks
to Microsoft's delay of its consumer version of Windows
Vista..."